Heliophila eximia Marais

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial scandent herbs, glabrous. Leaves 4.5-6.5 cm long, 1-2 cm broad, elongate-cuneate, 3-7-toothed near the apex, narrowed into a petiole. Racemes terminal, few to many-flowered, contracted. Sepals 3-3.8 mm long, 1.5 mm broad, oblong; outer 2 cucullate, shortly horn-tipped; inner 2 slightly saccate with broad membranous margins. Petals 6 mm long, 4.5-4.8 mm broad, obovate-circular, shortly clawed. Filaments 2-2.4 mm and 2.5-2.8 mm long, subulate. Anthers 1.8-2 mm long. Ovary narrowly oblong, shortly stipitate; style short; stigma large, capitate. Fruits not known.
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Straggling perennial herb, ± 300 mm tall, woody at base. Leaves elongate-cuneate, 45-65 x 10-20 mm, 3-7-toothed near apex. Flowers white to blue, ovules ± 6. Fruit teardrop-shaped to elliptical, ± 15 x 5.5 mm, margins evenly curved.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
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Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
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Distribution

Heliophila eximia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:284651-1
WFO ID wfo-0001216981
COL ID 3KBTJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Heliophila eximia